countermeasure; counter-measure
single combat; duel; one-on-one fight
competent; suitable; qualified
the right person in the right place
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
premature joy; short-lived elation
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
releasing on parole; conditional release
(depending on) how; (depending on) what; nature (of); what is ...?; how is ...?; what will be ...?
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
without doubt; certain; sure
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
to run around (wildly); to rush about all over the place; to make every effort (to do); to do everything one can
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
to express (in words); to confess
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to become keen on; to get passionate about
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
prison; jail; gaol; penitentiary
custody; detention; confinement
lady (of high social status; e.g. scholar, artist, critic, politician); Ms; Mrs; Miss
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn
support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support
affectation; pretension; posturing; posing as; behaving as; acting like
president (of a country); big man; boss; buddy
abolition; discontinuance; discontinuation; repeal; annulment
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
expert; knowledgeable person; authority (on a subject)
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
deportation; expulsion from the country
hanger-on; follower; flunky; purse strapped round one's waist
system; institution; organization; organisation
unreality; becoming disconnected from reality
child of mixed parentage; mixed-race child
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
running about; making every effort (to do); busying oneself (with); being busily engaged (in); good offices; efforts